This bat has a light- to dark-brown back and short, rounded ears. It is recorded in western Ecuador, western Peru and northwestern Chile and roosts in building roofs and rock crevices.
The dorsal fur ranges from light to dark brown, with whitish basal bands covering about half the hair length. The underside is slightly paler; the ears are short and rounded.
HMW reports desert, dry and humid forest, and agricultural habitats, and roosts in building roofs and rock crevices. Moth remains were found in feces in Peru.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.